Name: 30 Times the Internet Solved Crimes
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today we're counting down our picks for times the Internet directly solved a crime or was instrumental in helping a case get solved indirectly.

Number 30 a bicycle theft trouble struck for a teenager in Groningen, Holland, when his bike was hijacked by a pair of petty thugs.

Look, buddy, I'm afraid we can't consider your bike being stolen in a police emergency.

In addition to stealing the bicycle, the crooks also took the young man's phone as well as the money he had on him.

Unfortunately, progress on the robbery case was incredibly slow.

While the teenager was unsatisfied by this, he was eventually able to do what law enforcement couldn't on their get justice.

A few months later, he found photographic evidence relating to the crime and shared it with police.

This information was later crucial in finding the criminals.

Never do anything stupid stupid because if you think no one can see you, think again.

There is a solid chance Google is watching you.

Don't you want to see the rest of the movie?

The missing link to a Fatal Hit and Run Reddit has, on occasion, put missing pieces together and solved some cases.

When a tragic hit and run killed Susan Rainwater, the Washington State Patrol posted a picture of a broken car piece to Twitter in hopes of getting leads about the SU aspect.

The picture later found its way to Reddit on R whatisthistthing, where it gained some major traction.

The popular subreddit worked together and theorized that the part belonged to a Chevy truck from around the 1980s.

Later, an anonymous tip came through about a damaged 1986 Chevrolet K10 sighting.

On August 14, 2018, Washington State Police confirmed they made an arrest.

In their tweet, they also acknowledged Reddit's contribution to the case.

28 the BK Foot lettuce fiasco During a late night in 2012, a Burger King employee decided to goof off and step into two plastic bins containing lettuce.

A picture of the employee's lettuce submerged feet was quickly uploaded onto 4chan.

From there, users were actually able to find the exact location where the photo was taken.

Mayfield Heights, Ohio Unsurprisingly the culprit was fired.

While this thankfully wasn't a major crime, it was still a pretty serious health code violation.

Obviously, sticking your feet into lettuce is not something that will go without consequences.

Burger King's brand and reputation took a big hit because of the embarrassing situation.

The foot lettuce fiasco ultimately served as a cautionary tale for how a small joke can end up costing a fast food chain big time.

Hayley Wilson's disappearance when teenager Hayley Wilson made the choice to run away from home in 2011, the drastic decision obviously devastated her family.

But while her father communicated with the police like normal, he also went above and beyond expectations.

Ray Wilson used the Internet to the best of his capacity to find his daughter.

He posted a video talking about Hailey, which was shared to sites like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

It wasn't long until the video picked up steam across those sites and the hashtags findhaley and lovehalie were created too.

After this, she was eventually found and the investigation was thankfully resolved.

The amount of attention that Hayley's disappearance got on social media no doubt helped to get her rediscovered.

Illegal marijuana farm over the years, the weed industry has become a pretty lucrative business, but

navigating the waters of this field has proven to be tricky.

Back in 2013, Curtis W. Croft, a farmer in Oregon, grew a rather large amount of marijuana.

Of course, I'm addicted to selling it, not consuming it.

Interestingly, growing the weed wasn't actually the crime.

Curtis had a special registration that allowed him to grow medical marijuana for up to five users, which would equate to about 30 plants.

However, Curtis allegedly grew 94 plants, roughly triple what he was legally allowed to grow.

Fortunately, visual evidence of the marijuana farm showed up on Google Earth, which police used to throw the book at him.

There's a lesson here, and it's that going overboard can cost you.

His recent obsession with marijuana production is really too much.

The Cat Kicker don't harm pets Sounds simple enough, but unfortunately incidents like this happen.

In July of 2013, a teenager posted a video to vine where he was seen kicking his pet kitten.

The Internet obviously did not think the video was funny and it circulated across social media.

The teenager was identified as Walter Easley and his video was quickly reported to police.

An online petition was also made calling for Walter to face justice.

The six second video landed him in court, where he was soon charged with animal cruelty.

The Internet essentially rallied together to make it clear that harming pets would have consequences.

In his attempt to get some quick clicks, Walter ended up getting some quick criminal charges instead.

I didn't mean to cause harm to the animal.

24 exposed by Google Street View in this day and age, there's really no way to live without leaving some kind of digital footprint behind.

Ice storms equal service calls equal you in cuffs.

Although Italian mafia boss Gioachino Gamino definitely tried his best.

After escaping from prison in 2002, the gangster laid low as a chef in Spain for years.

However, a photo on Google Maps Street View showed him in plain view outside a restaurant that, in addition to a Facebook post from a nearby establishment, gave police all they needed.

Allegedly, Gummino had taken serious precautions to avoid the law, including going no contact with his family.

So it's pretty ironic that he was done in by Simple Google 23 kidnapping victim seeks Legal Advice A young boy named Julian was kidnapped by the man he thought was his father.

Years later, when Julian was 18 and applying for colleges, he discovered things about his past were not adding up.

Julian Hernandez discovered he'd been missing for 13 years.

He had problems with his Social Security and later learned that he was actually on a database for missing children.

A since deleted Reddit post to r legaladvice by a throwaway account believed to be Julian asked for insight on what to do regarding this situation.

It wasn't long after that Bobby Hernandez was arrested by law enforcement for kidnapping.

While the Reddit post likely wasn't the main cause for the arrest, the added attention from it definitely generated more necessary spotlight to the investigation.

I can't even imagine what that would be like to have to undergo that pain for 13 years.

Number 22 Linda O' Keefe's story Linda O' Keefe was a girl who went missing in 1973.

Her case was cold for decades, but in 2017, interest in her investigation was renewed.

Newport beach police created a social media campaign revolving around her with a Twitter hashtag titled Linda's Story, it essentially informed the public about her tragic disappearance.

Through narrative tweets, the campaign gained a solid amount of traction and practically revitalized the investigation.

When we ran the numbers, we had 7 million impressions.

Later, through DNA testing, a suspect was taken.

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